PolitiFact Texas: Abbott falsely says sheriff flouting immigrant law
Fresh from the PolitiFact Texas Twitter feed— follow that here —comes a fact check of Greg Abbott’s claim that Travis County’s sheriff is refusing to enforce an immigrant-tied law.
In a February tweet, the Republican governor said of Sally Hernandez, the county's new Democratic sheriff: "Sheriff violates oath by refusing to enforce 8 USC 1373 & not giving ICE info about drugs cartels & armed robbers." ICE is Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal agency that focuses on battling the illegal movement of people and trade.
Abbott didn’t offer factual elaboration on his claim nor did he come up with factual backup when the fact-checking project sought as much.
Meantime, a county official, Wes Priddy, said the sheriff’s office continues to comply with the Abbott-noted law, which has to do with easing communication about individuals and their citizenship or immigration statuses.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/crime--law/politifact-texas-abbott-falsely-says-sheriff-flouting-immigrant-law/SCYjIi28X4G3sbOXJd0L5K/